Monday, January 20, 2014

So fill up your lungs and just run...

Happy MLK day, y’all! Congrats to those who get the day
off. I hope that we all remember the
importance of this day and the messages that we are supposed to remember. I had a week of perfection last week…at least
until Saturday. I had a few missteps
over the weekend with food but overall, I’m not too disappointed. I’d really like to have a perfect weekend
coming up though because it’s the last weekend before I start weighing
again. Hopefully I’ve done well enough
to have lost the holiday weight I gained like I planned. I do feel like I’ve shed a few pounds so here’s
hoping it’s enough.

I know I’ve mentioned that I’m training for a half
marathon. This week, I had to run 66
minutes without stopping. I did this
without too much trouble. The trouble
came later when I could barely move. The
other problem that I had when I got done was that I was STARVING. I know that when you run for long distances,
it’s important to take in more calories but I also have rules I need to
follow. One of the issues was that I had
no groceries. My funds have been running
low the past few weeks so I had gotten behind on my groceries. I like picking up quick food and eating at restaurants
just like anybody but when you’re dieting, it’s important to limit those trips
because for one, the portions you are given are often more than the recommended
serving, often making the calories/points skewed. Also, you can save money and points by eating
at home. I think it’s so important to
have food and snacks at home. If you are
hungry and there’s no low calorie snack or fruit to grab in your cabinets, you
may just say “forget it” and run to McDonald’s.
If you have a well-stocked cabinet, you have less ability to justify not
eating what you already have at home.
So, my advice is to make sure you have options. Even if you go over a bit because you were
starving and ate some extra baked chips, it’s better than having a large fry in
a moment of weakness. I had to learn
that the hard way this weekend. It’s all
about progress though, y’all. Keep at
it.

I wanted to share a recipe I made last week. I am bringing back the Morning Star
crumbles. If you didn’t see my post last
week, I recommended that you all try these crumbles. They resemble meat and are low in fat. This week, I made a pizza using high fiber
flat bread, the crumbles, spaghetti sauce and fat free cheese. Look, I won’t lie, if you go in with the
mindset that this is a pizza substitute, you will be sorely disappointed. Don’t consider it pizza at all actually. If you can get the word pizza out of your
mind, this isn’t so bad. I just put all
of it together and baked it for a few minutes.
It’s low in calories and it’s pretty big which follows my rule of
getting the most food for the least amount of calories.

I hope you all enjoy your week. This week for my half marathon training, I
will have to run 72 minutes without stopping.
We will see how it goes. I am
sure I will let you know! Bye!

2 comments:

I just left a detailed 5 point comment and blogger ate it up and now it's gone. :/

Just know that I mentioned how awesome you are for running, the awesome song quote, the stock grocery photo, and how a large fry is awesome...but yes, unhealthy. I don't have the energy to try and recreate the whole comment. #devastated

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I am what my Dad calls a healthy girl who is trying to be less...healthy? None of it makes sense but I am going to attempt to hash it all out here. I love my dog, my family and my friends. Seems silly to tell you much about myself since I will be telling you that sort of thing quite often.